The Beginning

           Since I chose to do the film opening for my project, I decided it was best to do some research on popular genres used in movies today. According to this article, it seems as if the top five genres are action, adventure, comedy, crime, and drama. This suggests that the most common genres (in North America) are genres that mostly any age group can watch. I also found that technology takes on a huge role in film making. Technology today has allowed us to film in higher definition, better animation technology, and use advanced editing software. In other words, new tech devices have made the film making process faster and easier as stated in this article. Moreover, the film making process wasn't the only task that was made easier. The actual distribution, editing, and cost benefit as well.

            As of now, what interests me the most for a genre is mystery and possibly historical fiction. The problem with historical fiction is that I'd have to keep in mind about mise-en-scene, make up, and location. And, as of now, I don't think there are major events that took place near me (South Florida). Anyway, we first thought that historical fiction that we could do something based off the mystery of Amelia Earhart, but soon realized we aren't allowed to base our movie on an event that really happened. So, we then thought of WWII movies or the movie Titanic where the movie is based on a real event but the main story is made-up.
     
            We then discussed our other genre of interest — mystery. We came up with a party setting, where students were drinking and having fun. To make it more "mysterious" we thought of even adding a young girl being drugged with several jump cuts between the girl and the party. But, we then decided it might have been too inappropriate for school.

            Furthermore, for a "mysterious" vibe I considered the American Television series, American Horror Story's first season introduction as shown above. I liked the way Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk used low lighting and flickers of light to add suspense. I also thought it was interesting how simple the soundtrack was to the introduction was. As of now, my group members and I remain undecided with what our film will be about, however, we have decided on two major genres.
         



citations:

• Dirks, Tim. "Main Film Genres." Main Film Genres. AMC, n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2017.

• Matthau, Charles. "How Tech Has Shaped Film Making: The Film vs. Digital Debate Is Put to Rest." Wired. Conde Nast, 06 Aug. 2015. Web. 08 Mar. 2017.

• All Products Require an Annual Contract.    Prices Do Not Include Sales Tax    (New York Residents Only). The Reduced Price / Month Applies to. "Movie Genres by Box Office Revenue in North America 2017 | Statistic." Statista. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2017.

• Moore, Rose. "15 Things You Didn't Know About Titanic." Screen Rant. N.p., 06 Apr. 2016. Web. 08 Mar. 2017.

• ""Amelia"." The Official Website of Amelia Earhart. Family of Amelia Earhart, n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2017.